(23382) Epistrophos Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 30 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Epistrophos was a hero from Phokis. Together with his brother Schedios he fought against Troy.Naming citation (20010705/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Epistrophos is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Epistrophos is 5.34 au from the Sun and 6.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23382 |
| Provisional designation | 4536 T-2 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 24.0 km (#1,773 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0580 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.07 |
| Orbital period | 12.0 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.68 – 5.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.106 |
| Inclination | 15.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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